Lawyers for the Trump Organization began their defense in the $250 million financial fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday, with Judge Arthur Engoron allowing them to present a slide show extolling the virtues and successes of the company.
However, as Forbes editor and author of "White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business," Dan Alexander noted on X that the Trumps were up to their old tricks by a exaggerating a property's size — a central factor in the state's civil lawsuit.
As Alexander notes, one slide tacked on a non-existent nine floors to the top of Trump's 40 Wall Street property.
He wrote, "Trump team displays misleading information in the courtroom, referring to 40 Wall Street as a "72 story" building. It's 63 stories, according to a bond prospectus filed with the SEC and an NYC tax document. More detail here."
On a lesser note, he added, "The same slide says 40 Wall Street is "directly across from the New York Stock Exchange." It's very close to the NYSE, but it's not "directly across" from it. The Trump Organization is bringing its sales pitch to the courtroom -- and still not letting facts get in the way."
